-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 There are bootable cd-rom router/firewall solutions though.
eg: http://www.redwall-firewall.com/ Non linux: http://www.m0n0.ch/wall/ http://www.pfsense.com/ regards, Kenneth P. Oncinian Panasonic Communications Philippines Corporation Information Systems Division - Network and Infrastructure Department - -- PGP Public Key: http://m.1asphost.com/koncinian/koncinian.gnupg.key My List Mail wrote: > if you are planning to turn off your router everyday and turn on the > ff day > then go for appliance router. > > pc based routers are not good for frequent on and off since it uses > hard disk and you need to manually shutdown it unlike appliance router > where you just push the off button and its done. > > > > On 2/17/06, *Rafael 'Dido' Sevilla* <[EMAIL PROTECTED] > <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > Tata Dano wrote: > > Mga Igan, > > > > broadband router vs. linux as a router....sa tingin nyo ano > ang mas > > pinaka effective in terms of performance (security, firewall > among others)? > > > > Kelangan ko lang ang expert opinion at argumentong ito in > depending my > > linux box. > > There was a very long thread about this a few months ago--try > looking > for it in the archives. IIRC, the consensus that emerged was that > special-purpose appliances would probably be better for most > applications, except in certain cases, e.g. if you wanted to do > proxy > caching (appliances that can do this cost more than PC's). > > -- > To err is human, but to foul things up takes a computer. And to > make a > total disastrous mess takes a computer *operated* by a human. > http://stormwyrm.blogspot.com/ > _________________________________________________ > Philippine Linux Users' Group (PLUG) Mailing List > [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> (#PLUG > @ irc.free.net.ph <http://irc.free.net.ph>) > Read the Guidelines: http://linux.org.ph/lists > Searchable Archives: http://archives.free.net.ph > > > > > -- > > "mailing lists is my personal knowledgebase" > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > _________________________________________________ > Philippine Linux Users' Group (PLUG) Mailing List > [email protected] (#PLUG @ irc.free.net.ph) > Read the Guidelines: http://linux.org.ph/lists > Searchable Archives: http://archives.free.net.ph -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.2.7 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iD8DBQFD9szu9MTaiXoaMBgRAsopAJ9Z8Q9o6GS0OnWvticD6ZHd2j/JTACfWF6w GSIJQFQKdLe/gZNt3Qlvfb0= =uN4s -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- _________________________________________________ Philippine Linux Users' Group (PLUG) Mailing List [email protected] (#PLUG @ irc.free.net.ph) Read the Guidelines: http://linux.org.ph/lists Searchable Archives: http://archives.free.net.ph
